Refs boss Tappe Henning scores officials 8/10 over first two URC rounds
Tappe Henning, the URC head of match officials, is chuffed with the referees' performances over the opening two rounds of the 2022/23 season.
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Ex-Nigeria And Chelsea Star John Obi Mikel Announces Retirement
Former Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel announced his retirement after a long and decorated career on Tuesday, saying "all good things must come to an end". "I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the human it has helped shape," the 35-year-old posted on his Instagram account. Among his many achievements was helping Chelsea to their first Champions League title in 2012.
Suryakumar Yadav Goes Above Babar Azam To 2nd In ICC T20I Rankings
India's star batter Suryakumar Yadav shot up two places in the ICC men's T20I rankings for batters and is now second on the charts, only behind Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan. Suryakumar's recent blitz of 69 off 35 deliveries in the third T20I against Australia meant he moved above Pakistan captain Babar Azam and South Africa's Aiden Markram in the rankings. Earlier, Suryakumar had pipped Babar to go third in the rankings after his 25-ball 46 in the first T20I against Australia, but Babar went above him again after hitting a stunning century in the second T20I against England.
India vs South Africa: Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed And Umesh Yadav Added To Squad, Deepak Hooda Out With Injury
Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed and Umesh Yadav have been added to India squad for the three-match T20I series against South Africa, while Deepak Hooda has been ruled out with injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Wednesday. "Deepak Hooda is ruled out of the upcoming Mastercard South Africa Tour of India after sustaining a back injury. The all-rounder is at NCA for further management of his injury," the BCCI said in its statement.
"Match Fatigue...": On Reason Behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Off-Form, Ex-India Star Says This
Starting from the Asia Cup, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has come under much pressure. Though he took a five-wicket haul in the continental event in a match against Afghanistan, the veteran pacer was costly in the death overs. His poor bowling ended up being one of the reasons behind India not qualifying for the Asia Cup final. In the recently concluded T20I series against Australia, Bhuvneshwar played two matches and took one wicket. His economy was 13 RPO. Since he is a part of India's 15-member T20 World Cup squad, Bhuvneshwar's form is bound to increase the team management's concerns.
India vs South Africa: Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav and Shahbaz Ahmed added to T20I squad
Umesh Yadav and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed was added to India's squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa, starting here on Wednesday. Senior pacer Mohammad Shami, who had missed the recently-concluded T20 series against Australia after contracting COVID-19 infection, is yet to recover completely and thus won't be a part of the T20 matches against the Proteas.
Connacht coach warns charges of Bulls 'bullies': 'We need to stop being the nice Irish boys'
Connacht forwards coach Dewald Senekal has called on his players to up their physicality when they tackle the Bulls in a URC clash at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
"Cricketers To Fuse Into One": Kumar Sangakkara Names AB De Villiers And This India Star In Reply To Unique Question
Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday named Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in an answer to a unique question on Twitter. Meta11 -- which claims itself to be the biggest cricket league in the Metaverse -- posted a question on the microblogging website, asking which players would one choose if he or she has to fuse in three cricketers into one. Replying to the question, Sangakkara picked Kohli and de Villiers as two of the three players, while keeping the window open for the third one.